SCAPIN-116: REPORTS RELATIVE TO IMPORT COMMODITIES
GENERAL HEADQUARTERS
SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS
10 October 1945
AG 091.31
(10 Oct 45)
ESS
(SCAPIN-116)
| MEMORANDUM FOR | THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE GOVERNMENT. |
|---|---|
| THROUGH | Central Liaison Office, Tokyo. |
| SUBJECT | Reports relative to Import Commodities |
The following information will be furnished for each commodity when a request to import commodities is filed:
1. a. Quantity consumed each year in the previous 10 years.
b. Quantity imported each year in the previous 10 years.
c. Countries from which it was imported.
d. Quantity on hand.
e. Quantity estimated to be required in the next 12 months.
f. Quantity estimated to be produced locally in the next 12 months.
2. The country of origin from which it is recommended the requested import be secured and the reasons therefor.
3. a. The estimated value in the country supplying the import.
b. The proposed selling price in Japan.
c. The proposed method of distribution.
d. The proposed names of the distributors.
4. a. The major uses to which the commodity will be put.
b. If its eno use requires other imports, state what such imports are and the quantity of such supplies currently available.
5. a. The estimated weight of the shipment in metric tons.
b. The estimated measurement of the shipment in measurement tons of 40 cubic feet each.
6. The relative urgency of the import.
FOR THE SUPREME COMMANDER:
H.W. ALLEN,
Colonel, A.G.D.
Asst Adjutant General
MEMO FOR RECORD : (SCAPIN - 116)
10 October 1945
1. Requests for imports have been received in most fragmentary and sketchy form.
2. We are authorized to approve imports only when they are absolutely vital and only for minimum quantities. We are charged with being satisfied as to the methods of distribution employed for imports.
3. The information called for in this memo has been discussed with the Liaison Office. They welcome a standardized form such as this provides.
R. C. K.
